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face

Meaning of “face”

The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:2

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2 Samuel 2:22
And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 2:22 · retained source text

And Abner said againe to Asahel, Turne thee aside from following me: Wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I holde vp my face to Ioab thy brother?

2 Samuel 3:13
¶ And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul’s daughter, when thou comest to see my face.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 3:13 · retained source text

¶ And he said, Well, I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Sauls daughter, when thou commest to see my face.

1611 marginal noteHebr. saying.

2 Samuel 9:6
Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 9:6 · retained source text

Now when Mephibosheth the sonne of Ionathan the sonne of Saul, was come vnto Dauid, hee fell on his face, and did reuerence: and Dauid said, Mephibosheth! And he answered, Behold thy seruant.

2 Samuel 14:4
¶ And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 14:4 · retained source text

¶ And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, shee fell on her face to the ground, and did obeysance, and said, Helpe, O king.

1611 marginal noteHebr. saue.

2 Samuel 14:22
And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 14:22 · retained source text

And Ioab fell to the ground on his face, & bowed himselfe, and thanked the king: and Ioab said, To day thy seruant knoweth that I haue found grace in thy sight, my lord O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his seruant.

1611 marginal noteHeb. blessed.

1611 marginal noteOr, thy.

2 Samuel 14:24
And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king’s face.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 14:24 · retained source text

And the king said, Let him turne to his owne house, & let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his owne house, and sawe not the kings face.

2 Samuel 14:28
¶ So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king’s face.
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 14:28 · retained source text

¶ So Absalom dwelt two full yeeres in Ierusalem, and saw not the kings face.

2 Samuel 14:32
And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king’s face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 14:32 · retained source text

And Absalom answered Ioab, Behold, I sent vnto thee, saying, come hither, that I may send thee to the king to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? It had bene good for mee to haue bene there still: now therefore let me see the kings face: and if there bee any iniquitie in me, let him kill me.

2 Samuel 14:33
So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Samuel 14:33 · retained source text

So Ioab came to the King, and told him: and when hee had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himselfe on his face to the ground before the king, and the King kissed Absalom.

2 Samuel 18:8
For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 18:8 · retained source text

For the battell was there scattered ouer the face of all the countrey: and the wood deuoured more people that day, then the sword deuoured.

1611 marginal noteHebr. multiplied to deuoure.

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